Thousands of Easter worshippers — floating on surfboards, dressed in pajamas and toting their fishing poles — are once again expected Sunday morning at the annual sunrise service at the end of the 990-foot-long Juno Beach Fishing Pier.

The sunrise service has been drawing larger crowds every year since Holy Spirit Lutheran Church began the event 13 years ago, said Frank Wagner, pastor of the 500-member church on A1A in Juno Beach.

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Sarah Peters is a native of Easton, Pa., and a graduate of Penn State University, where she earned degrees in journalism and political science. She covered local government, education and business news in Warren County, N.J., for two years prior to coming to The Palm Beach Post. She is happy to serve as the community reporter covering Palm Beach Gardens.

Bill DiPaolo is a native of Boston. Since 1980, he has covered police, politics, trends and just about everything else for Florida newspapers in Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Pensacola and West Palm Beach. A graduate of the University of Florida, he has a master's degree in urban planning from Ball State University. He lives in West Palm Beach with his wife, Carolyn, Senior Editor at The Palm Beach Post. Their daughter Bonnie is attending the University of South Florida, where she is seeking a degree in biology.